I've been thinking more about this recently. I also really liked the Nova in reunion. I used that ship forever, well up until I got the Hyperion. Back then though I wasn't very good at the game and never tried clearing Xenon sectors with the Hyperion. IIRC it could mount PPCs?. But yea, the Split Python IMO is the best destroyer due to its thin profile and speed. Too bad it was nerfed so hard in TC. I don't really understand why though, while it was good, the Boreas in TC outclasses the Reunion version of the Python by a lot. Just seems unnecessary considering how much more powerful other TC ships are in comparison, especially the M7M class.